Ashton, John, b. 1834 · London Chatto and Windus · leaf 267
ouvillain ? O dear mother said he, you told me it was proclaimed,that those who did not work must be whipped; and I have sooften seen our pots work so hard that they foamed at themouth ; but these two lazy knaves will never work. So I havewhipped them to death to shew their fellows to work, or… … hired four men witli brown bills to guard it, and gave them The Mad Pranks of Tom Train. 251 the elevenpence for their pains. But Tom was quite as muchknave as fool, and, as the anecdotes relating to him are notvery amusing, only those illustrating the Newcastle title-pagewill be made use of.…
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